NASA recently announced that it had detected more than 5,000 exoplanets. Lisa Kaltenegger, associate professor of astronomy, says, “Wouldn’t it be incredible to find more than one habitable world around one star?”

Nicholas Mulder, assistant professor of history, discusses sanctions on Russia on the Ezra Klein Show.

María Cristina García, professor of history, says that in dealing with Ukrainian refugees, President Biden appears to be motivated by broader foreign policy goals in Europe, rather than racial bias. 

The Amphibian Migrations and Road Crossings Project, a joint effort between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Cornell, have been helping amphibians migrate since 2005.

“We did see that couples who pool their finances are less likely to break up than couples who keep their finances separate,” says Emily Garbinsky, associate professor of marketing and management communication, who co-authored the study.

“Either Putin is getting terrible economic advice or he is going further off the rails in his hatred for the West,” says Eswar Prasad, professor of international trade policy. “It would be cheaper for foreign importers to pay for Russia’s exports in a currency that is collapsing in value, but it is difficult to acquire rubles and make payments in a manner that avoids the sanctions.” 

“By casting actors of color, the two seasons of ‘Bridgerton’ challenge a long-held presumption that those circulating in social circles in Britain were historically white,” says Durba Ghosh, professor of history. “To me, that seems a meaningful way to think about colonialism and racism in 1810s Britain.”

“It is clear the police can curb violence in the short run or crime in the short run,” says Jamein Cunningham, assistant professor of public policy. “But then the question is at what cost? That’s the policy question. I don’t think we have a really good answer.” 

“Union victory is contagious,” says Kate Bronfenbrenner, senior lecturer in the ILR School. “Once this small boy with the slingshot can knock over the giant, it's like, ‘oh, we could all do that.’”

“When you think about all the cues that birds are getting — from climate, temperature, pollution, competition with other birds — all of these are acting on birds at the same time, and it's really hard to tease apart which specific thing is responsible for the biological outcomes that we're seeing,” says Robyn Bailey, a wildlife biologist at the Lab of Ornithology, who was not involved in the study. 

“It’s kind of a perfect storm,” says Chris Barrett, professor of applied economics and management. “It’s not just a matter of, food prices are going high. It’s food prices are going high at a moment when many places are already crippled by the challenges posed by COVID, by political disruptions elsewhere, by droughts and floods and other natural disasters.” 

In response to Disney’s handling of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, workers are threatening a full-day walkout. Patricia Campos-Medina says, “people felt surprised that they [Disney] wanted to stay quiet on this issue,” because Disney has long been influential in Florida politics and has been more open on social issues.